Stich Fix #18.... Oops

Yeah.... I haven't blogged these in a while. When you're engaged, buying a house, and a teacher on summer vacation, blogging about clothes is the last thing on your mind! But it truly helps me get better results, so I'm going to start again!


First off, I was extra excited to get this fix because I skipped my last (bi-weekly) fix. It just wasn't in the budget, and since it was summer and I had no more trips planned, I didn't "need" any new clothes.

I also have issues with being patient.... so I may or may not always peek online at what I'm getting. And then I might or might not Google the product names to see what it is I'm getting.... oopsie.

Anyways. I do this because I'm excited, but I can also gauge how much I might be spending. If I like 3-4 things in the fix, I know to conserve my clothes/beauty/etc. budget for the rest of the week so I can purchase the pieces. This time when I Googled, I knew I wouldn't be keeping more than 1 MAYBE 2 things.

Let's get started.

First off, It was a much larger box than usual. I had already peeked though... so I knew it was because I was getting a bag.

I like big boxes and I cannot lie...

Sure enough, this was what was inside!

 I started with the item on the top right - the one I KNEW I was going to keep. I didn't even have to google it to know that this Hanneli Polka Dot Swing Skirt by Pixely would be the newest member of my closet. I find it VERY hard to resist polka dots.

IT IS NAVY. WITH WHITE POLKA DOTS. It's perfect. I got a leetle nervous when I looked at the tag and saw it was a small... that meant I HAD to wear it at my waist, not my ginormous hips. And usually when I wear skirts at my waist, they get a bit too short to teach 7 year olds in. But I grabbed a new white top I had from H&M and tried it on.

Ignore the clothes behind me.. trying to sell old clothes!

Did I mention that it is perfect? It's hard to see from the picture above, but worn at my waist it is still nearly to my knees, so PERFECT for teaching in. The pleats and the silhouette of the skirt (tiny at my tiny waist, flared out and loose to keep my big hips and thighs a secret) seriously made me fall in love. I tried it with another new white shirt from H&M after the fiancé made a comment implying he didn't like the lace shirt (too bad for him (; )

YAY!!!!!

Next up was the Kamile Jersey Ruched Detail Dress from Gili. Based off of the picture, I was 75% sure I wouldn't like how the dress looked on me.

Like a good little Stitch Fix girl though, I tried on the dress. And, as usual, I was very glad I did. After squeeeeeeezing into it, I ended up really liking it. Unfortunately, it was just a tad too small. I checked the tag, and sure enough, it was an XS when I am normally a small. Not sure why! I'd LOVE to get this back in a small! The same blue color is fine, though the red would be great too. I lack both of those colors in my closet. Please send again, stitch fix stylist!

Next was a second dress, one that I was 99.9999999% sure I wouldn't like because of the weird way the stripes look at the tummy.

But again, like a goo girl, I tried on the Betsey Abstract Stripe Fit & Flare Dress by THML. And I extra failed to be impressed for a few reasons:

1. The fabric was not my favorite. I like soft, comfy, flowy fabrics, not scratchy grass-looking fabrics
2. The top tapered in more than a normal dress, so my bra straps would have been showing if I didn't tuck them in. Maybe I could wear a different special bra, but not to work. I wear normal bras to work to teach. 
3. Again, it was a tad too small, since I was sent an XS for some reason!

Once I got past those things, it wasn't that bad, actually. But too many reasons to not keep it!

The last clothing piece I tried on was this Himsbury Crew Neck Blouse by Crescent. I couldn't tell with this one from the picture how I was going to feel about it.

First off, I have mentioned several times that I have PLENTY of tops. I always seem to be sent one...though they tend to be super cute so it's ok sometimes. Secondly, I thought it was just a solid blue top...until I looked at the hem on the picture and discovered it had a pretty pattern on the back or something. Sure enough, this is what it looked like when I pulled it out:

 I dunno. I LOVE LOVE LOVED the shape of the blouse. The way it was more fitted at the top (though again, almost slightly too small) and flared out a bit at the bottom hid my large hips very well. I LOVED the blue, and I LOVED the pattern.... just not together. It was weird that you could see the pattern from the front, and weird that the blue was half on the back. I asked my fiancé for a second opinion, and he agreed. So back it goes.

Finally, I requested this Jacey Striped Reversible Bag from the Stich Fix blog. I LOVE how it mixes my favorite shade of brown leather with cute horizontal stripes! It's more versatile because it's reversible. When I Googled the bag, it mentioned that it even came with a mini bag for inside storage! I was hooked!

Same bag, two ways!!

Unfortunately, they were out. Seriously, every time I have requested a specific item from their blog, they never seem to have it :( I was sent this Erik Striped Tote Bag by Street Level.

Omg. I hated this bag, y'all. When I took my peeky peek at my online checkout, and got over the initial disappointment over not getting the Jacey bag, I googled this one. And I noticed that the stripes are vertical instead of horizontal, and the whole thing is canvas or something. No leather, no brown. I figured I'd try it, but probably not keep it since it wasn't as versatile. When I opened the box, I was HORRIFIED.

It is made out of a hideous grass-like fabric. As I mentioned about the striped dress, that is NOT my thing. I like sleek and leather bags....not hempen monstrosities. Sorry to whoever sees this and likes the bag, and sorry to the stylist, but this is NOT a proper sub for the bag. Next time just send another dress or skirt instead!

I just don't like the vertical stripes. AND the inside was a cheap liner, like one you might get in a Target bag. Just SO not my style for bags. I loved that it was big enough for a planner, though.

All in all, I ended up only keeping the perfect polka dot skirt. Which is good, because that's about all my back-to-school budget could handle!


For my next fix: It'll be my birthday week!! Please send more skirts/dresses for school that are cute. I can wear one out on my birthday on September 5th!

Until next time...

Mischief Managed